Libraries and library workers are deeply sustaining lifelines for many students and faculty. Managing Crises in the Academic Library collects stories that demonstrate the tenacity, creativity, and ingenuity of academic library workers as they maintain this vital community lifeline and offers actionable ideas and approaches for planning for and sustaining the resources, services, and people in the library during difficult times.

Managing library units in times of crisis and change /David Schuster and Caryl Ward -- The impact of COVID-19 on HBCU libraries : trend forecasting for a post-pandemic world / Jessica Epstein -- Academic library budgets in perpetual crisis : managing vocational grief from the Great Recession to the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond / Stephen Patton and Kristina Keogh -- Transformative teamwork : managing change before, during, and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic at Moraine Valley Community College / Marie M. Martino and Terra B. Jacobson -- Budgeting in crisis : responsive decision-making in academic library collections / Braegan Abernethy -- The human factor : managing chaos and change in times of uncertainty / Stephanie Sterling Brasley, Adriana Popescu, Alicia Virtue, and Delritta Hornbuckle -- Solidarity in isolation : shared pandemic experiences of medical and academic middle manager librarians / Laureen P. Cantwell-Jurkovic, John Mokonyama, Christine F. Smith, Christina Prucha, and Marlowe Bogino -- Side effects : how the COVID pandemic helped us build a healthier library organization / Amanda Nash, Joy Bolt, Timothy Daniels, and Austina Jordan -- Managing stakeholder expectations during a crisis / Jocelyn T. Tipton -- When change management is not enough / Cinthya Ippoliti -- When the world shuts down : perspectives of leading through crisis and strategies for wellness, a case study / Kayleen Lam and Michele Whitehead -- More change?!? Developing a strategic plan during a time of crisis and uncertainty / Bethany Wilkes -- Continuity of operations planning (COOP) for academic library crisis management : a case study / Nancy Falciani-White and Kevin Butterfield -- Professional identity during COVID-19 : experiences of academic library leaders in the United States / Erik Nordberg -- Overall experience of library employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic / Renee Gould, Amy Harris, Audrey Koke, Marissa Smith, Michelle Joy, and Delaney Rose -- Crisis management in Brazilian libraries : management lessons learned from the pandemic of the Novel Coronavirus / Danielly Oliveira Inomata and Célia Regina Simonetti Barbalho -- Helping readers imagine the past and remember the future : calming anxieties and fostering literacies during crises / Lynn D. Lampert -- Quick and precise : a case study of flexibility and strategy in the time of COVID / Matthew Shaw, Michael Szajewski, and Suzanne Rice -- Testimony and tenacity : rapid-response collecting the pandemic / Sean D. Visintainer, April W. Feldman, Pamela Nett Kruger, and Christopher B. Livingston -- Libraries making lemonade : technical services work roles / Emily Szitas and Melissa Brooks -- Planning through a pandemic : a case study of Miami University / Kimberly Hoffman, Rachel Makarowski, and William Modrow -- Hunker down, anchor town! How the University of Alaska Anchorage Consortium Library responded to COVID-19, March 2020 to May 2021 / Lorelei Sterling -- Mold mitigation during a pandemic : accessible strategies for archivists / Kayla Van Osten and Jill M. Borin -- Utilizing library storage facilities in crises and disasters / Charlotte M. Johnson and Sharon Jasneski -- Task sharing in academic libraries : creating opportunities for professional growth and community during times of crisis / Yuki Hibben, Laura Westmoreland Gariepy, and M. Teresa Doherty -- Deconstructing the team : using documentation and cross-training to maintain coverage during times of crisis / Renna T. Redd and Mason Smith -- Difficult decisions in downsizing : a library management perspective and case study / Alison S. Gregory -- Saying no to say yes : mediating student technology needs in times of crisis / Catherine Fonseca, Rita Premo, and Hilary Smith -- Interim leadership in a crisis / Livia Piotto.